Don’t forget about less smoky methods of scent. You can use a sage smudge stick for a purification ritual or sandalwood for grounding before a tarot reading.Īs you can see, every aspect of the altar is highly customizable.īut I think people tend to get too hung up on incense. The scent can be your favorite incense or something tailored to the occasion. Early on, I used a bonsai tree when I didn’t have something else suitable. You could also use a permanent fresh element like a dedicated potted plant. This can very simply be a fresh cut flower that is appropriate for the occasion or a sprig of herbs freshly picked from a garden. It breathes life into altars that can otherwise become stale. The fresh element is one of my favorites. From there, you can expand out depending on preference and purpose. To me, an altar has three basic things: something fresh, a scent, and an elemental/symbolic piece. Other people do not use any cloth at all and get the color from other elements like candles or bowls or crystals. It provides the color, but it doesn’t completely cover the natural beauty of wood or stone you’ve chosen. Instead, I’ll use something closer to a runner down the middle. If it’s a love spell, use red, and so on. If it’s a purification ritual, you can use white. This allows them to change the primary color involved. Some people use a cloth draped over the altar. If you’re impatient, you can find small altar tables on Amazon: I’ve even found a beautiful, old tree stump in the woods I used for a temporary altar during a recent blood moon ritual. People are always trying to get rid of great pieces of furniture for cheap. Look around at garage sales or on apps like LetGo. Stone has an old and ancient energy to it, but it’s cooler and I like the warm energy of wood. I was fortunate to inherit an oak desk that I turned into my altar base. I love the smell and feel and energy I get from it. Altars can be hefty desks that stay in place permanently or light, small tables to be moved daily. You’ll first need to settle on the material of the altar itself. Of course, the most common use in Wicca is for spells. Yes, even if you found your way to this site as a pure naturalist meditator, having an altar can help focus your intent and make for a more positive and rewarding experience. The main purpose of the altar in Wicca is to set the mood and to channel energy into whatever ritual, incantation, spell, or meditation you wish to perform. The altar is important for practitioners who don’t even believe in any gods. It’s common to see discussion of Satan worship or blood sacrifice. The altar is probably the most misrepresented aspect of Wicca in popular culture. Understanding the purpose will help you make the right choices for your altar.
#Pixel people altar how to
Purposeīefore we get to how to build a Wiccan altar, let’s first discuss the purpose. You can go down the Wikipedia Wiccan altar chain of links for tools, but it isn’t very practical for set up. There are subtle differences in uses between a shrine and altar, but you shouldn’t worry about this in the basic setup. Everything here applies to a shrine as well.
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